The O-line will look alot better than it did last year, when injury really decimated them torwards the end of the year. (not meant as an excuse…simply fact)

If he is still watching the A-gap…and deciding to run/throw before he looks downfield…well, the Iggs will give up a lot of sacks.

Remember now…teams “brought the house” against Vick at the end of the year…when you rush 7 …or 8…nobody’s gonna block it.

They better have worked against the blitz…cause until they beat it…it’s comming.

Fly, Eagles Fly!

]]>By: cmarsh64http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/17/eagles-offensive-line-still-has-major-questions/#comment-1203040
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:54:45 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1203040In case anyone forgot Vick is lefthanded so the RT and RG are very import too him, if they don’t protect him he will get hurt and pushed around like Def where doing the last 5 games of the year.Lets not forget Kolb and the Eagles lost there last game against the Cowboys and a 3rd string QB.
]]>By: nfcsouthhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/17/eagles-offensive-line-still-has-major-questions/#comment-1202838
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:35:49 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202838pigskinswag says:

***Zach Strief has started at both tackle positions before and has been in the system for five seasons, so he should make a smooth transition to the starting lineup. Even though Kreutz is near the end of his career, he is still one of the best centers around, and PLEASE tell me what team has a better guard combination than the Saints combo of Jahri Evans and Carl Nicks?
The Saints likely will start Jermon Bushrod at left tackle, generally the highest-paid position on an offensive line. They’re letting Zach Strief and Charles Brown compete for Stinchcomb’s old starting job.***

Well, you may be half right,

Carl Nicks was actually rated last year as the top guard in the NFL with a 26.2 rating. Evans came out 31st overall with a 0.2 rating, mostly thanks to all the penalties he suffered (2nd worse of all NFL guards).

So you have one good guard, a Center doing a farewell tour of the NFL via New Orleans and then there are the tackles.

Bushrod is scheduled to make $1 million in base salary this season and could earn up to $150,000 more in incentives. That’s got to rank him among the lowest-paid starting left tackles in the NFL. There are backups who make more than that.

Right tackles don’t make as much as left tackles, but the theme is similar here. The Saints don’t have a lot of money invested in Strief or Brown. Strief is scheduled to make $1 million in base salary this year. Brown has a $450,000 base salary and a $310,000 roster bonus. Whichever one wins the job, is going to be among the lowest paid starting right tackles in the league.

What I think is comical is that the Eagles fans think they have a shot with Vick at QB. He has never done it when it matters and either have the Eagles…How many Superbowls have you won?
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Really? You know, I never thought about it like that. He’s right! Neither Vick nor the Eagles have ever won a Super Bowl. Why hasn’t anyone made this point before now?

Oh wait…I just looked up some stuff. Aaron Rodgers hadn’t won a Super Bowl before last year, but then he went right ahead and won one! Believe it or not, the Saints hadn’t won one either before they did it in 2010! Apparently it IS possible to win a Super Bowl for the first time. It’s hard to believe that the keen insight of jayco141 has failed us, but it’s true.

]]>By: norcaleagleshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/17/eagles-offensive-line-still-has-major-questions/#comment-1202682
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:48:37 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202682Major questions for the O-line?? Yeah, I’d say RT is up in the air, but 1st round pick Danny Watkins looks like he’ll be solid at right guard and if Kelce beats out Jamaal Jackson for the starting center position then its well deserved. Jamaal Jackson has proven to be one of the most solid centers in the league so if Kelce beats him out then I’ll be expecting the same thing out of him, if not more. So, I’d agree that right tackle is a question mark, but not our whole offensive line. In fact, I think we’ll have one of the best O-lines in football. Watkins will definitely improve our run game to the right side. Jason Peters and Todd Herremans make up one of the strongest left sides of the line in the league. And to everyone who wants to dissect the Eagles and break them down so you can try to convince yourself that they will fail; lets break down YOUR team. Im sure there will most likely be even more weaknesses on your squad. So LB and RT might be a question mark for Philly. Thats about it. Im confident in our secondary( including our young safetys. Our D-line looks solid. Our TEs look good. Our RBs look great! Our QB looks great!
]]>By: Mr. Wright 212http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/17/eagles-offensive-line-still-has-major-questions/#comment-1202646
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:34:21 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202646I’m a Giants fan, and unlike Eagles fans, we are quick to point out how we worry about certain positions and don’t anoint ourselves as Super Bowl champions before the season even begins.
]]>By: zeussupermanhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/17/eagles-offensive-line-still-has-major-questions/#comment-1202632
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:30:23 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202632Mr. Wright 212 says: Aug 17, 2011 12:38 PM

Yet that hasn’t stopped Eagles fans from bragging about being 50-year also-rans and reveling in regular season wins that no one cares about.

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Oh, you’re right. If ONLY we could be the model of humility and professionalism that are the fans of the Dallas Cowboys!

If you still call your team “America’s Team” — no, I’m sorry, no matter how many nicknames the new flash-in-the-pan team gets… you’re still the biggest D-Bags in the NFL.

The Eagles will hire me to be their starting RT before they’d resign that crazy SOB, and I’m 6’0″ 230 lbs.

]]>By: Mr. Wright 212http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/17/eagles-offensive-line-still-has-major-questions/#comment-1202538
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:09:16 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202538You can be sick of hearing about Castillo all you want, he has never been an NFL DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR. And likewise, with actual cause, the rest of us are sick of hearing from Eagles fans trying to dismiss that as nothing short of a major red flag. McDermott was awful and as it stands, no one in their right mind should believe Castillo is an upgrade.
]]>By: cmarsh64http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/17/eagles-offensive-line-still-has-major-questions/#comment-1202442
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:46:02 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202442T o the person who posted how many Superbowls do the Cowboys and Eagles have the past decade? Exactly Zero…but does that mean teams like the 49er’s who where the best in the 80’s Cowboys in the 90’s Patriots 00′ and if you go back to the 70’s Steeler’s and 60’s Packer’s. Here are the facts:18 different teams have won the Super Bowl. •6 for the Pittsburgh Steelers
•5 each for 2 teams: Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers
•4 for the Green Bay Packers
•3 each for 4 teams: New England Patriots, New York Giants, Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, Washington Redskins
•2 each for 3 teams : Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts
•1 each for 7 teams : Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets, St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the New Orleans Saints.
So out of 32 teams 18 have won it all and nowhere on this list are the Eagles listed,until you make this list anything an Eagles fan says is just talk PERIOD! I forgot one thing the Eagles do have that no other team has in there stadium,A JAIL and COURT ROOM for those fans who can’t control themselves only team in the NFL that has these 2 things. You should be proud!
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Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:38:14 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202423kidzaround says: Aug 17, 2011 11:26 AM

jnks10 says:
Aug 17, 2011 11:07 AM
And the 0 super bowls is another funny arguement especially when its people like Cowboys fans who half of them are 17 and weren’t even born the last time their team won the superbowl. Come on would I be happier if the eagles won a superbowl in the 70s. You guys are pathetic hahahaha.
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The Cowboys have the same amount of Superbowl victories this past decade as the Eagles. Doesn’t make any difference if you’re 2nd or 32nd….you don’t get a prize. Trent Dilfer has more Superbowl rings than Vick and McNabb combined. hahahaha.
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Yet that hasn’t stopped Eagles fans from bragging about being 50-year also-rans and reveling in regular season wins that no one cares about.

]]>By: thephillyminorityhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/17/eagles-offensive-line-still-has-major-questions/#comment-1202387
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:24:33 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202387I’m so tired of hearing about how Castillo (our old O-line coach for over a decade) will be a horrible Def. Coordinator. If anyone, esp. the press, would do their due diligence, they would discover that the majority of Juan Castillo’s coaching career was on the Defensive side of the ball (albeit not necessarily at the pro level). Stop riding him, he will be a great improvement over McDermitt…
]]>By: kidzaroundhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/17/eagles-offensive-line-still-has-major-questions/#comment-1202346
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:13:22 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202346People can say what they want about LeBron, but the heat still went to the championship this year.

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Where LeBron was humiliated in front of a national audience.

“Jordan won six championships!”

“That’s your ONLY argument?”

“IT’S THE ONLY ARGUMENT I NEED, SHAWN!”

]]>By: Mr. Wright 212http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/17/eagles-offensive-line-still-has-major-questions/#comment-1202328
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:07:44 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202328No one is going out of their way to find fault with the Eagles (to the OP), and no one is scared of them. Those are glaring weaknesses anda team that builds from within with continuity is one that wins.
]]>By: innerlignhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/17/eagles-offensive-line-still-has-major-questions/#comment-1202310
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:03:47 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202310Michael Vick is slime.
]]>By: radrntnhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/17/eagles-offensive-line-still-has-major-questions/#comment-1202290
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:59:50 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202290as a raider fan i have witnessed where on paper the raiders had some of the best players, but never had a good team with them…Raiders now have a few guys that came from elsewhere (Seymour , Wimbley, Campbell) but most are guys that are raiders from day one, and are all part of a team….I am just curious how eagles can gel as a team….on paper they are 2nd best in the NFC, (until someone dethrones you , pack has to be #1) and probably # 5 in the NFL. Want to see how it translate to the field.

People can say what they want about LeBron, but the heat still went to the championship this year.

]]>By: kidzaroundhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/17/eagles-offensive-line-still-has-major-questions/#comment-1202268
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:55:53 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202268I believe the Cowboys and Eagles BOTH will start out slowly. The Cowboys because they are installing a new defense. I think they’ll come around at the end of the season. With all the new players, the Eagles will have a tough time getting to know each other and the schemes. Plus, their D-Coordinator was an O-Line coach last year. I think it’s going to be very interesting at the end of the season. My prediction will be that one is something like 9-7 and the other will be 10-6.
]]>By: melonheadsdaddyhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/17/eagles-offensive-line-still-has-major-questions/#comment-1202241
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:49:34 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202241Michael Vick killed dogs?
]]>By: pigskinswaghttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/17/eagles-offensive-line-still-has-major-questions/#comment-1202219
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:42:43 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202219I can understand the concern with the Eagles O line, but you lost me when you credited the Saints as a more complete team. Their O line is a mess as well.
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You lost me when you made this comment. How is the Saints O-Line a mess? I think you like many people have read waaaay too much into the first PRESEASON game after a lengthy LOCKOUT and condensed traning camp. Even with the release of Stinchcomb we still have a very formidable offensive line down here in New Orleans. And plus we know who are the starters: LT Bushrod, LG Nicks C Kreutz RG Evans RT Strief
Zach Strief has started at both tackle positions before and has been in the system for five seasons, so he should make a smooth transition to the starting lineup. Even though Kreutz is near the end of his career, he is still one of the best centers around, and PLEASE tell me what team has a better guard combination than the Saints combo of Jahri Evans and Carl Nicks?

]]>By: darrkkomenshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/17/eagles-offensive-line-still-has-major-questions/#comment-1202218
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:42:01 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202218Might sound crazy or even stupid to some but they need to bring back Shawn Andrews if he’s healthy.. He would be a very low risk, very high reward… if he is healthy he knows the offense and can be the best Right Tackle in the league
]]>By: pigskinswaghttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/17/eagles-offensive-line-still-has-major-questions/#comment-1202207
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:35:09 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202207Vick’s mobility makes this less of an issue than it would be for other teams. But offensive line is an issue and for all the Eagle marks, pointing out the fact that there are questions on the Eagles offensive line does not make you a “hater”, it makes you cognitive of the facts. I’ve got two words for the Eagles: Jon Stinchcomb. He has the experience and is a solid RT when healthy. Because of his injury concerns and the fact that his 2011 salary is fully guaranteed by New Orleans, he should come relatively cheap.
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Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:26:07 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202187jnks10 says:
Aug 17, 2011 11:07 AM
And the 0 super bowls is another funny arguement especially when its people like Cowboys fans who half of them are 17 and weren’t even born the last time their team won the superbowl. Come on would I be happier if the eagles won a superbowl in the 70s. You guys are pathetic hahahaha.
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The Cowboys have the same amount of Superbowl victories this past decade as the Eagles. Doesn’t make any difference if you’re 2nd or 32nd….you don’t get a prize. Trent Dilfer has more Superbowl rings than Vick and McNabb combined. hahahaha.

I thought this was a joke qoute, but found nothing to back it up. If this is truely what Vick said, it’s a scary thing for Eagles fans. QB’s have to take the heat, on and off the field. If he’s afraid to answer the tough questions, what else is he afraid of?

As for their expectations, I can’t recall any team in recent history that signed so many top players, were expected to be Superbowl contenders and won the Superbowl. It’s actually happened in year 1 and 2 of the TO stint for the Eagles.

Championships are won in Febuary not March (for this year it’s August – you get my drift).

]]>By: myeaglescantwinhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/17/eagles-offensive-line-still-has-major-questions/#comment-1202168
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:18:42 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202168The only goal should be the super bowl . but that is not the only thing that matters. Half of you clown ass posters are fans of teams that might win 10 games once every 5 years, get real.

Andy is not a gametime coach. TRUE. but he puts together some real talent through the draft. Our team was built through the draft. we went crazy on the FA’s cause it is believed that its superbowl or bust for the fat man this year.

Saints and Packers are still more complete teams than the Eagles. definitely no a dream team, that Ass clown VY said that, not any of our leaders, coaches or players that have been here for more than a month.

talk to me in december & getcha popcorn ready.

]]>By: daddyblack702http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/17/eagles-offensive-line-still-has-major-questions/#comment-1202167
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:18:41 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202167It’s funny, after reviewing last years stats, it appears the teams that had the best OL in terms of sacks and QB hits given up, ALL went 1 and done last year however the team that won the SB finished 19th overall, and their opponent finished 23. the Steelers only gave up 6 fewer sacks than the Eages who finished last year at 29. Moral to the story, THIS IS A BUNCH OF CRAP, AND SHOWS THE HATERS AT WORK, TRYING THEIR HARDEST TO HIDE THEIR FEAR OF THE GREATEST TEAM EVER ASSEMBLED.
]]>By: hobartbakerhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/17/eagles-offensive-line-still-has-major-questions/#comment-1202165
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:18:20 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=147963#comment-1202165Mike Vick will tell you one thing, the line has some work to do. The old guy in the Tilly hat got to him for three clean sacks last scrimmage.
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